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The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor-Boat

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor-Boat is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Ross Kay • Curated US English Learning Edition

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THE RESCUE A cry of horror and alarm arose from the startled boys when they beheld the accident.

In a moment one of the girls was seen swimming near the overturned canoe.

The other, however, was not within sight.

"It's time for us to do something!" shouted John, who was almost beside himself in his excitement.

Fred at once had changed the course of the Black Growler but a semi-circle was necessary to be turned before she could approach the place where the girls had fallen into the river.

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The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor-Boat Ross Kay

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Chapter XVI

Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor-Boat is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

THE RESCUE A cry of horror and alarm arose from the startled boys when they beheld the accident. In a moment one of the girls was seen swimming near the overturned canoe. The other, however, was not within sight. "It's time for us to do something!" shouted John, who was almost beside himself in his excitement. Fred at once had changed the course of the Black Growler but a semi-circle was necessary to be turned before she could approach the place where the girls had fallen into the river.

The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor-Boat

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor-Boat is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

THE RESCUE A cry of horror and alarm arose from the startled boys when they beheld the accident.

Line 2

In a moment one of the girls was seen swimming near the overturned canoe.

Line 3

The other, however, was not within sight.

Line 4

"It's time for us to do something!" shouted John, who was almost beside himself in his excitement.

Line 5

Fred at once had changed the course of the Black Growler but a semi-circle was necessary to be turned before she could approach the place where the girls had fallen into the river.

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accident

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alarm

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almost

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and

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approach

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arose

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at

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be

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before

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beheld

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beside

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Black

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boys

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but

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canoe

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changed

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could

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course

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cry

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do

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excitement

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fallen

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for

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Fred

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from

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girls

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Growler

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had

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himself

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his

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horror

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however

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In

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into

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It's

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John

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moment

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near

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necessary

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From this reading Fred at once had changed the course of the Black Growler but a semi-circle was necessary to be turned before she could approach the place where the girls had fallen into the river.

not

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of

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From this reading THE RESCUE A cry of horror and alarm arose from the startled boys when they beheld the accident.

once

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From this reading Fred at once had changed the course of the Black Growler but a semi-circle was necessary to be turned before she could approach the place where the girls had fallen into the river.

one

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other

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From this reading The other, however, was not within sight.

overturned

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place

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RESCUE

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From this reading THE RESCUE A cry of horror and alarm arose from the startled boys when they beheld the accident.

river

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seen

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semi-circle

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she

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shouted

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sight

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something

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startled

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From this reading THE RESCUE A cry of horror and alarm arose from the startled boys when they beheld the accident.

swimming

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THE

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they

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From this reading THE RESCUE A cry of horror and alarm arose from the startled boys when they beheld the accident.

time

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to

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turned

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us

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was

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when

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From this reading THE RESCUE A cry of horror and alarm arose from the startled boys when they beheld the accident.

where

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who

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within

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From this reading The other, however, was not within sight.

Chapter 16 of The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor-Boat by Ross Kay holds 87 sentences, grouped into 18 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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